karma

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”), first attested in English in 1827.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kärʹ-mə, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹmə/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑː.mə]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑɹ.mə]
  • (Indian English) IPA^(key): [ˈkəɾm(ə)]
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mə
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

karma (countable and uncountable, plural karmas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
2. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
3. (uncommon) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
   • 2001, Inside the Hits, page 307:

     That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room.

   • 2006, Chase Sargent, From Buddy to Boss, page 219:

     How many times when you have been in a bar have you felt that a confrontation was building up, even without extensive verbal exchanges? Sometimes you can feel the karma or energy of a place change, and you should not ignore that

   • 2010, R.L. Roach, Irish Lie, page 135:

     On the way to Lancaster, which was about an hour and a half from Philly, John felt the karma.

4. (Internet) A score assigned to a user of a discussion forum, indicating the popularity of their posts with other users.

Derived terms

• duskarma
• karmic
• instant karma

Translations

Anagrams

• Karam, Makar, krama, makar

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Dutch

Etymology

From Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “via English?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑr.mɑ/
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma
• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑ

Noun

karma n (uncountable)

1. karma

Derived terms

• karmisch

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarma/
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Adjective

karma (accusative singular karman, plural karmaj, accusative plural karmajn)

1. karmic

Related terms

• karmo (“karma”)

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”). Appears as headword on p. 341 of the Pieni Tietosanakirja ("Little Encyclopedia") [1] from 1925-28, published by Otava, Helsinki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrmɑ/, [ˈkɑrmɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑ
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

karma

1. karma

Declension

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒrmɒ]
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Etymology 1

karom (“claw”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

karma

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of karom

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma

1. karma

Declension

Derived terms

• karmikus

References

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰarma/
• Rhymes: -arma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma n (genitive singular karma, no plural)

1. karma

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

karma

1. indefinite accusative plural of karmur
2. indefinite genitive plural of karmur

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit कर्म (karma), कर्मन् (karman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karma/
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

karma

1. karma,
   1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
   2. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.

Related terms

Further reading

• “karma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman, “act, action, performance”), from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ma/, [ˈkär̺mä]
• Rhymes: -arma
• Hyphenation: kàr‧ma

Noun

karma m (invariable)

1. karma

Derived terms

• karmico

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ma/

Etymology 1

Noun

karma f

1. fodder

Usage notes

The term karma is used for pets, whereas pasza is used for other domesticated animals such as livestock or poultry.

Declension

Synonyms

• pasza

Related terms

• karmić
• pokarm

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma f

1. karma

Declension

Synonyms

• karman

Further reading

• karma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• karma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

1. Alternative spelling of carma

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kârma/
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

kȁrma m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏рма)

1. karma

Declension

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarma/

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

1. karma

Related terms

• kármico

Further reading

• “karma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Turkish

Etymology 1

From Turkish kar- (“to mix”) + -ma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈma/

Noun

karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)

1. mixing

Declension

Adjective

karma (comparative daha karma, superlative en karma)

1. mixed

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾ.ma/

Verb

karma

1. second-person singular negative imperative of karmak

Etymology 3

Probably from English karma, ultimately from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾ.ma/

Noun

karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)

1. karma

Declension